Table 2. Summary of the effects Staphylococcus aureus has on osteoclasts.
S. aureus strain | RANKL | OPG | Migration of Osteoclasts | Osteoclastogenesis |
No bacteria (control) | – | + | – | – |
Newman wildtype | + | – | + | + |
Newman SpA– | – | + | – | – |
Newman pCU1spa+ | + | – | + | + |